Don't make Costa angry, warns Allardyce

Sam Allardyce has warned his West Ham players that making Diego
Costa angry only serves to inspire the feisty Chelsea star.

West Ham host Premier League leaders Chelsea on Wednesday, with
Costa set to lead the line for Jose Mourinho's team.

Costa has rarely been out of the headlines in his first season
in English football - the former Atletico Madrid striker scoring 17
goals in just 20 Premier League appearances, but also earning
himself a three-match ban for stamping on Liverpool's Emre Can in
January.

"We're not going to get involved with him, our central defenders
are not to get involved with how he might upset them," Allardyce
said.

"People say he's an old-fashioned centre-forward because he
seems to get motivated by the physical and niggly aspect of it.

"I don't think it winds him up - it winds him up to make him
better, which is a silly thing to do.

"He winds defenders up too, he'll do a bit of digging himself
which is all part of how good he is.

"He's one of many we need to shackle down and if we are to keep
him quiet we need to limit the service that is given to him."